Generally Impressed With Riffs
If you’re just now catching up, well, we’re just now catching up. Seth Buttnam and I (plus one uninvited guest) are rounding up some of our favoritest grindcore (or grind-adjacent) releases of the past however many months, since we (read: …
[Album artwork by Truls Espedal] It’s 17 albums for Enslaved now, comprising a discography I find exceptionally challenging to wrap my arms around. What’s going on here? Does anyone else forget that the relatively rote and by-the-numbers Frost is actually …
[Cover art by Per Spjøtvold] Want a fun way to acknowledge your own mortality? Think about how many years you’ve been listening to certain bands or albums. Of course, you, a distinguished devotee of this publication, surely engage in this practice, …
To put it mildly, I’ve been a bit sidetracked this year, so I apologize to all zero of my readers for not keeping them informed on the state of grindcore as I see it. Thankfully, I have some conscientious compatriots …
Calling Buzz Osborne eccentric is like saying Tiger Woods is wound slightly tight. It’s among the grossest understatements in the long and storied history of gross understatements. This is, after all, a close friend of …
originally written by Jim Brandon One of the toughest battles I’ve faced as a reviewer isn’t just the obvious writer’s block, or even burnout; it’s cynicism. I make it a point to give any band …
Originall written by Jordan Campbell Nothing–and I mean nothing–will kill an album quicker than a lackluster vocal performance. That’s not to say we haven’t given out our share of passports; every death metal fan on the …
Chile’s Perversor, curiously one of three bands from Latin America with said moniker, brings the time capsule approach to their primitive form of extreme music. Demon Metal is a handy little EP that very believably …
Originally written by Sasha Horn I spent a large portion of my youth dancing like an asshole when I wasn’t head-banging, and there were times that it resulted in face-plants on hardwood or concrete (1996, Murphy’s Law, …
Originally written by Erik Thomas. My first exposure to Romania’s Negura Bunget was 2006’s OM. From then I was hooked, waiting four years for a new effort. However, as with many bands, personal issues and creative differences caused …
The relative merits of making an homage/worship album has long been a heated subject of debate among metal heads and music fans in general. Thulcandra’s debut, Fallen Angel’s Dominion, is as worthy a subject for …
Originally written by Ian Chainey One night, when I was spun out of my gourd on dark roast and in total dick mode, I announced that pigfuck, especially the Big Black-inspired portion, was the new …
